Cao Yuxiang
Born in November 1957 in Yanzhou, Shandong, now dwells in Beijing. After graduation from high school, he became a rural teacher. He joined the army in February, 1976. In 1991, he graduated from the Art Academy of PLA, majoring in literature.
Born in November 1957 in Yanzhou, Shandong, now dwells in Beijing. After graduation from high school, he became a rural teacher. He joined the army in February, 1976. In 1991, he graduated from the Art Academy of PLA, majoring in literature. He has been in the army for years, eventually being a Senior Colonel. He was awarded the Special Stipend for Experts by the Cabinet, and was named a leading talent in the field of journalism and publication by the National Publication and Broadcasting Bureau. His published collections of poems, including: "The Home", "Ballads of Youth", "Pure Sunlight", "Shorter Poems by Cao Yuxiang", "Autumn of the Homeland", "Greetings to the Years", and he also published a collection of essays "The Natural Talent". His awards include, among others: the Second Lu Xun Literature Award (1997-2000), the Second (1984-1988) and Third (1989-1992) Awards for Young Writers by the Youth Press, the First Prize in the 1989 Poetry Award by the Stars Magazine, the 1989 Essay Award by the PLA Journal, the 1991 Lyric Award by the People's Daily, the 1999 Tianwen Award by the Poetry Tides, the 1996 and 1999 New Writings Awards by the PLA, and the 2018 Long March Literature and Art Award.
